tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post4789830692254926125..comments2024-03-27T03:54:04.570-04:00Comments on architect design™: Queen's theaterArchitectDesign™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-60717424684947160652010-07-19T10:28:05.931-04:002010-07-19T10:28:05.931-04:00What a sweet sketch. Lovely style.What a sweet sketch. Lovely style.Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-85202095946077023552010-07-19T08:43:30.049-04:002010-07-19T08:43:30.049-04:00Anon -oh no! I had returned the book and I guess I...Anon -oh no! I had returned the book and I guess I remembered it wrong! I knew she was a gifted artist and that swayed my memory. Thanks!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-59253228658429073662010-07-19T07:02:37.535-04:002010-07-19T07:02:37.535-04:00Just reading my copy of More is More oddly enough ...Just reading my copy of More is More oddly enough but I believe the sketch in question is by Tony himself not his wife who actually appears in the sketch herself on the far right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-77838148168494255832010-07-18T10:13:48.957-04:002010-07-18T10:13:48.957-04:00I'm probably going to be crucified for saying ...I'm probably going to be crucified for saying this but I do not worship at the feet of the Duquette idol - far too much clay for me under those emperor's new clothes. I inherited a copy of the Duquette Goodman and Wilkinson book on the dissolution of a university library and despite finding Duquette's theatrical artifice tawdry, I felt the book belonged in a collection about design and architecture. <br /><br />The Queen's theatre is, as one would expect at Versailles, very beautiful.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-27272307308596838142010-07-17T12:04:46.368-04:002010-07-17T12:04:46.368-04:00Queen's theatres and Duquettes all in one post...Queen's theatres and Duquettes all in one post....what more can a boy want?The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-44218462619608061842010-07-17T11:33:47.876-04:002010-07-17T11:33:47.876-04:00The sketch by Elizabeth Duquette epitomizes everyt...The sketch by Elizabeth Duquette epitomizes everything I enjoy about seeing an evocative theatrical sketch. It's loose, well composed, thought provoking, and otherwise very attractive...at least for me it is. I have often wondered if there are a lot of other people out there that find a sketch like hers as satisfying as I do, and I prefer a terrific sketch like this to most finished work. For me something significant often gets lost in an artist's creation when they work on it beyond the stage of a sketch. Thanks for posting this! I have read your blog for a long time, and you've had many, many terrific posts. This time I could not resist leaving a comment.Harrison Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188794603465253435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-44873518652791344572010-07-17T09:17:11.228-04:002010-07-17T09:17:11.228-04:00Love, love the work of art and yes the movie, I fe...Love, love the work of art and yes the movie, I felt it was maginificant!<br /><br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-1717884215195267962010-07-16T18:35:11.392-04:002010-07-16T18:35:11.392-04:00I LOVED the movie, saw it three times! It is visua...I LOVED the movie, saw it three times! It is visually a feast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-45684320459645192732010-07-16T08:35:45.471-04:002010-07-16T08:35:45.471-04:00Woody - it's a 'loose' biography -not ...Woody - it's a 'loose' biography -not a moralistic tale!<br />David - I totally agree there!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-83259446059702366052010-07-16T07:50:21.226-04:002010-07-16T07:50:21.226-04:00All things about Versailles are just winderful, an...All things about Versailles are just winderful, and the little sketch above just illustrates this perfectlyDavid Tomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181690917362173400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-31006531623723700532010-07-16T04:08:34.108-04:002010-07-16T04:08:34.108-04:00I don't think I've ever met anyone who ent...I don't think I've ever met anyone who enthusiastically enjoyed that film. I liked it plenty, but found that "justifing the shirking of responsibility because no one can handle that kind of pressure" was a mediocre moral.<br /><br />It definitely was the story of a place, though. I remember that scene where Kirsten's in the Queen's theater very vividly. I remember the wallpaper vividly. Coppola really did bring the architecture and scenery to life, I completely agree there.Yuri-Alex Nisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765739014256424333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-19496188706217857992010-07-15T23:38:03.654-04:002010-07-15T23:38:03.654-04:00oh woody -you are a new reader :-)
I know the movi...oh woody -you are a new reader :-)<br />I know the movie got a lot of bad press. HOWEVER<br />I thought the movie was ingenius.<br />It made the place and the time accessible to the average person and REAL. It wasn't historically accurate -but it was REAL. it was EMOTIONAL. It brought the places to life. In as much as it was a story of a girl (marie antoinette) -no matter how niave -it was the story of a PLACE. I adore Sophia Coppola!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-42778179621850113112010-07-15T19:09:00.952-04:002010-07-15T19:09:00.952-04:00Just out of curiosity, what did you think of Coppo...Just out of curiosity, what did you think of Coppola's Marie Antoinette? And, uh, is this a simple question or one that will inspire immeasurable hatred/love?<br /><br />I remember they filmed at the real locations and because of that, I honestly have no idea what your reaction to it is. Sacreligious or just a meh movie that showcased beautiful architecture?Yuri-Alex Nisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765739014256424333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-32211789427965345402010-07-15T17:02:02.525-04:002010-07-15T17:02:02.525-04:00There is a little court theater inside the château...There is a little court theater inside the château de Fontainebleau built under Napoleon III in 1857 by Hector Lefuel, the architect of the Louvre extensions, which is also a charming delight. Inspired by the royal opera of Versailles, but on a more intimate scale. It has been closed to public viewing for a long time, but I think after the recent renovation they should be reopening it...Cedric Benettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258596862193631333noreply@blogger.com